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    Mystic Void in Yeats

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    poet. Unlike any other mystic poet‚ W. B. Yeats enters into the world of mystic void when he is at his best in sonnets. As a matter of fact‚ the mystic aroma in his poetic creations finds its most serene and poignant efflorescence when he creates the mesmeric mystic void in his mature sonnets. As a background to Yeats’s earnestness in solemnly dealing with the world of void as a distinctive‚ superior and more appealing form of writing mystic poems‚ he was somewhat compelled by his personal life

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    by actors such as Creon and Haeman speak in shifted tones of tension that prevail conflict. Another element of Ancient Greek drama is dramatic irony and this is the failure of a character to see or understand what has been obvious to the audience. Oedipus for example was unaware early of what the audience knew: that he killed his father then married his mother‚ Jucasia. Chorus is another element and are bystandards in a play who present oaes on the action. The chorus‚ in the plays of Sophocles had

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    In Memory of WB Yeats‚ discussing how far you find it characteristic of other WH Auden’s poems you have studied W.H Auden’s “In Memory of W.B Yeats” is an elegy to commemorate the life and death of a great poet‚ W.B Yeats. However‚ Auden adds another dimension to the poem by incorporating political references significant during the age of oppression and turmoil of the impending war and the extent of effectiveness of poetry at any point in time. In this poem‚ he utilizes techniques and themes commonly

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    definition of hiding is that act of concealing. People may be hiding something or from something. In the depressed and glum poem‚ “The Mask”‚ the author shows that her life isn’t as it seems to other people. This message is conveyed through the use of imagery‚ simile‚ metaphors and repetition. Imagery is put into use by the author describing that “The tears start to stream” when she takes “The Mask” off. This shows how people may see her happy all the time and never even bother to question if she’s

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    Poem: Love and Old Lady

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    POEMS Practice 1 IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP 1. Why were their clothes ‘soaky’? 2. Write down the line in the poem which reveals that this incident took place in a village? 3. What does the phrase “bloated carcasses” refer to? 4.   In your opinion‚ what kind of attitude do the last two lines imply? Explain. Practice 2: IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP (stanzas 1 and 2) 1. Write down the line which shows that they have been out for long hours? 2. The theme may not be exactly about hardship as implied

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    A mode With in this essay I will be comparing the rape of lock in the modest proposal to stories which was great and written by some of the greatest authors of all time there’s usually two forms of a radical device of satire. One is usually name for the Roman poet who wrote in latin‚ his satire can usually be found marking and humorously he often does this hoping to inspire and return of a higher standard for people that he was satirizing. The second was named also after Roman poet who is riding

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    Poetics

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    Allegory: - A narrative in which the agents and actions and sometimes the setting‚ are conveyed by the author to make sense of the “literal”‚ primary level of significance as well as a secondary level of significance. 1) Historical and political allegory: in which characters and actions represent historical personages and events. 2) The allegory of ideas: Literal characters represents concepts and the plot allegorizes an abstract doctrine. Personification of abstract entities such as virtues‚

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    the mark a person can leave on the world the poem “Dusting” was written. In its simplest form a signature is the easiest way for someone to expresses who they are and to leave their mark. In the poem this is the focus of the little girl who “each morning wrote [her] name on the dusty cabinet” and every other available surface in her house as her her mother to erased them all everyday (line 1-2‚DUSTING). In order to emphasises every action in this poem‚ to hyten the importance of the simple signature

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    the people to listen to him‚ he must use respectful language to address the people his audience trusts. We also recognize Antony’s use of repetition developing when he says “But Brutus says he was ambitious; and Brutus is an honourable man.” (10-11). In this context‚ the lines act as an attempt to convince the audience to simply listen to what Antony has to say‚ and not immediately dismiss him. Antony’s sarcastic tone becomes prevalent as he asks‚ “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (14). This is

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    Yeats Poetry Essay “Yeats sees the poem as a complex relationship of images‚ rhythms and sounds which‚ in conjunction‚ becomes a symbol for emotional experiences otherwise inexpressible in words” The poetry of W.B Yeats is highly valued today as it explores many issues that are important to his audience and their perception of both themselves and the history of their world. Yeats reflects upon many issues of his life and his world that the audience can empathise with and appreciate. Such ideas

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